CBC News for the second time in six weeks faces demands that it submit to the same independent scrutiny as all other television and radio stations. It is the only broadcaster in Canada permitted to deal with audience complaints in-house: 'It misrepresented facts, laundered disinformation from Hamas-controlled sources and contributed to the normalization of anti-Semitic narratives.'
Canada’s economy has fallen into what the Canadian Chamber of Commerce yesterday called a “worst case forecast.” Cabinet in its last Economic Statement had claimed the nation would be a G7 leader in growth this year: "The economy took a dive."
Asking Customs officers to cross the U.S. border does not qualify as foreign service work, a labour board has ruled. Canada Border Services Agency officers claimed "foreign assignment" benefits each time they drove ten kilometres to Blaine, Washington: "There are thousands of employees who commute across the Canada-U.S. border every day."
The co-leader of the federal Green Party yesterday resigned after polling fifth in a five-candidate contest for a seat in Parliament. Jonathan Pedneault, former Amnesty International organizer, said election results overall were “deeply disappointing.”
Abusive remarks about religion or race are an offence against “all of Canada,” says an Ontario Provincial Court judge. The observation came in sentencing of a Black man for hectoring two Muslim teenagers aboard a transit bus: "His threats were cruel."
The Liberal Party deliberately stoked fears of American annexation in a cynical play for votes, Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet said yesterday. “The Liberals are not where they expected to be,” Blanchet told reporters: "Nobody should already look at the numbers saying, ‘OK, we can send everybody to hell because we can make a deal with the NDP.'"
New Democrat leader Jagmeet Singh was among a half-dozen MPs to finish third in their ridings Monday night, according to updated returns. The loss of all but seven seats in the Commons was the NDP's worst showing since its forerunner the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation under then-leader James Woodsworth was held to seven seats in 1935: "People are right to be angry."
Newly-elected Conservative MP Steven Bonk led the nation in Monday’s election with the biggest majority of any candidate. Bonk won almost 84 percent of votes cast in Souris-Moose Mountain, a sprawling Saskatchewan riding the size of Austria where the second language is not French but German: "Thank you."
A federal board mandated to enforce a ban on replacement workers has only 17 members though the legislation takes effect in weeks, according to a Department of Justice memo. The Canada Industrial Relations Board is to oversee disputes in the federally regulated private sector that numbers a workforce of one million: "It will be difficult for us to meet the timelines that are in the bill."
Both the Communist and Marxist-Leninist parties saw statistical gains in their vote Monday night but were unable to crack the 6,000-ballot barrier. Communists had proposed to tax all capital gains while Marxists urged interested electors to join in May Day parades tomorrow: "Let Canadians know what the options are."
Prime Minister Mark Carney last night led Liberals to a fourth term but with another minority government and casualties that included the loss of seven cabinet ministers and parliamentary secretaries. “I have much to be humble about,” Carney told supporters.
New Democrat leader Jagmeet Singh last night announced his resignation after leading the Party to the worst showing in its 64-year history. Singh only days prior to the New Democrats’ collapse said he had no regrets in opting against a winter election when the Party was 21 percent in the polls.: "Is that how you want to be remembered?"
Electric transit buses are so impractical in Canada they require diesel heaters to extend battery life in winter conditions, say federal researchers. The National Research Council studied the vehicles’ feasibility four years after then-Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna promised billions in subsidies to make the “planet safe.”
Restaurant and food services receipts increased about three percent over a 60-day GST holiday period, Statistics Canada figures showed yesterday. The tax break cost $2.7 billion, by federal estimate: "Let's help the people."
Most Canadians complain internet scamming remains commonplace 15 years after Parliament passed an anti-spam law. CRTC research found more than 7 in 10 were personally aware of criminals using deceptive emails to obtain personal information: "The most shocking thing I’ll say is that Canada’s anti-spam legislation was never going to eliminate all spam."
